Archibald J. Motley Jr., “Blues” 1929. Oil on canvas, 36 x 42 inches (Collection of Mara Motley, MD, and Valerie Gerrard Browne) (image courtesy the Chicago History Museum, Chicago, Illinois) (© ...
A century ago, when women could be arrested for smoking in public and the manufacturing and distribution of alcohol was illegal, there was an artistic and social revolution in this country. You can ...
STOCKBRIDGE — A lanky, wide-eyed man decked out in a tuxedo and top hat scans his surroundings. His companion, dressed for a masquerade, in a yellow ball gown, mask and black veil, is just as ...
In the glittering world of the 1920s, cocktails were more than drinks — they were cultural statements. Despite Prohibition, or perhaps because of it, Americans of the Jazz Age elevated cocktail ...
It’s a skinny storefront much like any other in Harper Court. There are folding chairs set up in front of a projection screen, and announcements for various upcoming cultural events in Hyde Park ...
The desire for a new jazz age is a wish for a new national identity as glamorous and unassailable as old Hollywood.
Visiting the Liberty Bell last week, Tarra Conner Jones couldn’t help but sing “I Can Hear the Bells” from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman’s 2002 musical adaptation of John Waters’ movie “Hairspray.” ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Jazz Age is in full swing at Yankee Stadium. Whether with his bat, his glove, his arm or his smile, Jazz Chisholm Jr. is energizing the New York Yankees and their fans. Chisholm ...
The Jazz Age is in full swing at Yankee Stadium NEW YORK -- The Jazz Age is in full swing at Yankee Stadium. Whether with his bat, his glove, his arm or his smile, Jazz Chisholm Jr. is energizing the ...
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